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Pipe Bowl

Datec. 1880
Object PlaceMinnesota, United States, North America
MediumCatlinite with lead and glass inlay
ClassificationsCeremonial Objects
Dimensions4 11/16 x 8 3/4 inches (11.9 x 22.2 cm)
Credit LineFounders Society Purchase
Object number81.490
DescriptionCatlinite, extended base pipe bowl. The cylindrical bowl is decorated with five bands of raised, lead inlay and a band of lead dots. Square-sectioned base has raised collar at proximal end and six bands of lead inlay plus band of dots. Distal end of the base is carved as a horse's head and has inlaid glass eyes.
On View
On view
Collections
  • Native American Minds of Colonial America Copy
Locations
  • Exhibition   Demo Museum (Hanover Square), Wing A, The Americas, Gallery 3